Direct Discourse for Dummies

Alright, so "Direct Discourse" is a fancy way of saying that when someone is talking, we quote exactly what they say, word for word. It's like when you're telling a story and you put on a different voice to act out what different characters are saying. For example, if I said, "I love pizza," said Sarah, then that's direct discourse because I'm quoting exactly what Sarah said.

So, the idea is that it's a way of showing who is speaking and gives their exact words. It's kind of like directly putting their words into the story or conversation. It helps the reader or listener to really feel like they're in the moment and experiencing the conversation as it happens. It makes the storytelling more vivid and alive, because it's like the characters are speaking right to you. It's like bringing the conversation out of the page and into your head so you can imagine it all happening in real time.

So yeah, direct discourse is just a way of making the story or conversation more lively by quoting exactly what the character is saying, word for word. It adds a lot of depth and excitement to the storytelling.